Florence J. Zaleski

Florence J. Zaleski, 82, of Saylorsburg, formerly of Jacksonville, Fla., and Edison, N.J., passed away March 5, 2013, as a result of an automobile accident in Saylorsburg.

Florence was the loving wife of the late Stanley V. Zaleski, who passed away on Dec. 2, 2012.

Florence was born in Perth Amboy, N.J., on Oct. 22, 1930, and was the daughter of the late Leon and Theothilia (Balinska) Pilutkiewicz.

She had worked as a supervisor for AT&T in Jacksonville, Fla., for many years until retiring in the 1980s.

Florence was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Gilbert, where she volunteered her time and talent.

While Florence lived in Jacksonville, Fla., she was a member of Christ the King Parish.

We have been blessed with the presence of Florence in our lives. She will be deeply missed by her daughters, Judy Donohue and her husband, John, of Edison, N.J., and JoAnn Doerbecker and her husband, Christopher, of Saylorsburg. She was a loving grandmother to her four grandchildren, Tarra Zaleski of Saylorsburg, Thomas Zaleski of Maine, and Meaghan and Makayla Doerbecker, both of Saylorsburg.

Florence is also survived by two sisters, Stella Masluck of Tuckerton, N.J., and Jean Hirshfield of Kansas City, Mo.; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, Stanley, she was preceded in death by a son, Thomas J. Zaleski, on Dec. 1, 2010; and her siblings, Mary Rapp and Walter and Joe Pilutkiewicz.

Family and friends are welcome to offer condolences to the family from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 8, at Donald N. Gower Funeral Home, Route 209, Gilbert. An additional viewing will be held from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 9, at the funeral home.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Gilbert.

Florence will be buried next to her loving husband at Laurelwood Cemetery in Stroudsburg.